2000 and 2013

On the left is a shot I took on Tri-X film in my Canonet in 2000. I

was peering through a window of the then-delapidated and uncared-for

lighthouse at Ferryland. I cannot remember whether there was glass in

the window; probably not, given the clarity of the image. I do

remember jamming the camera against the window frame as the shot was

something like two seconds long.



In the following years the lighthouse became -- and still is -- the

site of a successful picnic/restaurant business and I go there to

visit from time to time. On Monday two weeks ago, I was there again.

I peered through the same window and took the picture on the right.

This was on ColorPlus 200 film in my Canon Demi. The window was

actually somewhat less clear this time around, probably because of the

humid weather. The picture is grainer, being a half-frame shot on

colour film converted to b&w. I placed the camera's lens ring on the

glass this time and got a picture in about a half second.



The restaurant closes on Mondays, by the way, so -- despite the

successful business there -- there was no one on the lighthouse

peninsula but my wife and me. Very quiet.





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